Named the "Best Blog" by Parent & Child Magazine, this popular mom blog chronicles the wonderful mundaneness of a Philadelphia stay-at-home mom's life with four small children including twins in episodic form. Recurrent topics include adoption, multiples, Fifth Disease, Crohn's Disease and pregnancy, and academia.

May 14, 2009

The Shoes

So I just read the comments for the photo session giveaway with Bonnie and I have been laughing myself silly over THE SHOES.

There is one person reading this blog for whom those pink heels will look eerily familiar. That person is my neighbor's twenty-year-old daughter Brianna, who is away at college. The pink heels are HER shoes and I took them out of her bedroom closet!!!

My formal apology:

Dearest Brianna,This is as good of time as any to let you know that the minute that you and your sister leave for school after any given holiday or break, your mom calls me up and together we rummage through your rooms and pilfer any item of clothing that you have left behind and that we can squeeze ourselves into. For future reference, don't believe us when we tell you that your new shirt is unflattering or that we think that your knee-high boots say 'exotic dancer.' Take comfort in the fact that we lower your self-esteem for purely selfish reasons; namely, we want your stuff. Instead of getting angry and texting us ugly messages that include the phrases "invasion of privacy" and "thou shalt not steal," think of us as adoring and covetous sisters, preferably younger ones without frown lines and coupon organizers.

I check your blog every morning for new posts. And midmorning. And afternoon...does this mean my life needs a little more thann kids and dogs?? I was in need of a good laugh...thanks for the great stories!

Now that my daughter is beginning to approach my height, she's begun borrowing my jackets and sweaters. At age 9 she thinks this is great, but I'm dreading the day when she looks in my closet and turns her nose up at my Old Lady clothes. I pray this won't happen; I pray that she'll want to borrow my clothes because they're so cool.

I will admit, I was so jealous of those shoes. I even told my hubby I had to get a cute pair of shoes in case we win the shoot. He laughed because I never wear heels anymore, I can't chase two two-year olds in them, and I couldn't balance two car seats in them, so I gave them up. But I would so wear those shoes, I covet them.

word verification: ochieThat's what my feet say now when I wear heels.

I just read a few of your posts... I've been out of it all week and had a colonoscopy while enjoying my endo at the same time! I am sure that only YOU would be able to top that! I noticed on the picture of the baby shower cake that you have dr brown bottles and special formula in the background. MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU! I have dr brown bottles and special formula and a million different medications for my baby guy too. I am really inspired by you. Thank you!Lynsie

I just love your blog and the pink heels!! My oldest daughter has learned to read and will yell to the rest of the bunch, "no, no, mommy's on the website that teaches her to be a mean mommy" when she sees the title.

LOL - too funny! I am doing the same thing to my daughter's closet. I've lost 60 pounds in the past year and can now wear things in her closet - totally a first! I casually walk by with the comment "you like these pants" and then saunter away to put them on. She can't even complain because she knows she used to help herself to things from my closet.

It's funny enough that their mother raids their closet but that she brings you in on it..it's a downright caper!I'm not overly coveting since I came home tonight with some excellent high heeled black patent leather friends. Deb

Sadly, I don't get to wear much of their stuff, as I don't fit in Bri's shoes and Cait took the really good ones to school with her. However, she has no problem borrowing mine! I have a pair of shoes that have gone to three formals without me. Tis sad when my shoes have a better social life than me!(Tis also sad that your feet aren't a wee bit smaller, you'd look completely awesome in the pink silk wedges I just bought!)